Infectious disease management: Lessons from Cuba

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-220

  MacDonald, Noni E ^a,d   Halperin, Beth ^a   Chaple, Enrique Beldarrain ^b   Scott, Jeff ^c   Kirk, John M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INFORMACIÓN DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Cuba)

^c Canadian Center for Vaccinology Dalhousie University Halifax   (Canada)

^d IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33749481623     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/351919     Document Type: Review

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